yutz

American  

[yuhts] / yʌts /

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid, unthinking, or socially inept person.

   My biggest fear when driving is some yutz on a bike deciding he is immune to becoming a street pizza.

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Etymology

Origin of yutz

First recorded in 1980–85; of uncertain origin; perhaps an alteration of putz ( def. ); perhaps from American Yiddish yutz “penis, fool”

Example Sentences

They ranged from the commuter town of Achères — on a bend of the River Seine west of Paris that reported fires and destruction that forced the closure its town hall — to Yutz, near France’s eastern borders with Germany and Luxembourg.

From Seattle Times

Videos of the blaze were shared on social networks, hash-tagged Yutz and riots.

From Seattle Times

“I mean, Ted Cruz, think about what a yutz this guy is! I don’t care what your political view is: If a guy said that my wife was ugly and my father killed Kennedy, there is no way in the world you could have me come out and say, ‘I’ll defend you.’

From Washington Times

I mean, Ted Cruz, think about what a yutz this guy is!

From New York Times

This Is Spinal Tap has transcended its second life as a cult sensation and fully permeated the mainstream, to the point that every office-party yutz can recite the “this one goes to eleven” scene verbatim from memory.

From The Guardian